Overview
- More than 1,300 unionized employees at Encore Boston Harbor walked off Friday and began picketing after their contracts with Wynn Resorts expired on Aug. 31 and bargaining failed to produce a new deal.
- UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 are seeking a $10-per-hour raise over three years for non-tipped staff and $5 for tipped workers along with retention of existing health care, pension and job‑security minimum‑hours protections.
- Wynn Resorts says the resort will remain open and that its proposals are aimed at being financially sustainable while it continues negotiating with union leaders.
- Unions cite Encore’s $847 million in Boston revenue in 2025 and pay gaps with downtown union hotels to argue the resort can afford higher wages and maintained benefits.
- The strike could disrupt casino and hotel services over the Labor Day weekend, increase pressure on negotiations through picketline leverage and draw continued local political and community support for workers.